Summerton

Population: 709
Median household income: $35,893
Median home value: $153,100

Summerton, a community in Clarendon County, South Carolina, has 709 residents. The median household income of $35,893 is below the Clarendon County median ($48,887).

From 2019 to 2023, Summerton's population declined 21.0% from 898 to 709, while its median home value was little changed from $152,700 to $153,100.

39.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,893
Median home value: $153,100
Median gross rent: $355
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.3%
Unemployment rate: 17.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

898709

Median household income

$23,000$35,893

Median home value

$152,700$153,100

Median gross rent

$326$355

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	898	$23,000	$152,700	$326
2020	791	$24,183	—	$258
2021	735	$27,891	$85,000	$288
2022	714	$36,164	$118,500	$390
2023	709	$35,893	$153,100	$355

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	6.9%
5 to 17	102	14.4%
18 to 24	31	4.4%
25 to 34	71	10.0%
35 to 44	89	12.6%
45 to 54	32	4.5%
55 to 64	135	19.0%
65 to 74	140	19.7%
75 and over	60	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390	55.0%
Black or African American	299	42.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's17.6%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	18.6%
High school graduate	129	24.5%
Some college or associate's	93	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	74	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	133	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	168	76.4%
Carpooled	23	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	12.3%
Other means	2	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	16.1%
15 to 29 min	75	38.9%
30 to 44 min	28	14.5%
45 to 59 min	4	2.1%
60+ min	55	28.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 29.8% (211 of 709)

	Count	Share
Family households	204	57.1%
Nonfamily households	153	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	357	85.8%
Vacant	59	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188	52.7%
Renter-occupied	169	47.3%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	244	58.7%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	60	14.4%
5 to 19 units	26	6.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	82	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4570225
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6015, -80.3526